Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

F. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively (in thousands):

	December 31,

	2011			2010
Land	$	360		$	360
Buildings and improvements		11,308			11,163
Laboratory and production equipment		7,662			7,424
Furniture and fixtures		5,382			4,927
Construction in process		86			417

		24,798			24,291
Less—accumulated depreciation		(15,592	)		(13,056	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	9,206		$	11,235

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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